Visa Executive Discusses Payment Conversion and Trust

On November 13, 2026, at the WiT Singapore event, Jay Patel, Visa's Global Director of B2B Travel, said that the main constraint on travel growth is not demand but payment conversion, and that the checkout step determines whether travelers trust the merchant. He proposed simplifying the checkout process with "one price, one credential, one confirmation," raising authorization rates and reducing fraud through tokenization, and treating refunds and dispute handling as key moments for maintaining loyalty. He also mentioned that when AI agents book and pay on behalf of users, a balance needs to be struck between authorization and risk. Currently this statement is an industry conference viewpoint, and no subsequent implementation progress has been disclosed.